Good samaritans lift up LORRY to free elderly couple trapped under its wheels

The elderly couple had been crossing the street in the morning when the lorry, attempting a right turn, ran over them and pinned them under its giant front-right wheel.

Police officers directing traffic at the crossroads in Xuzhou City, in East China’s Jiangsu Province, found the victims trapped under one of its huge tyres and unable to free themselves.

The horrified lorry driver was unable to drive forwards or backwards for fear he would kill one or the other pensioner by crushing them to death.

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SHOCKING: The elderly woman trapped under the lorry and a crowd lift the vehicle

All nearby traffic cops were called to the scene to help but they were unable to shift the vehicle enough to free the victims.

Worried onlookers and officers then banded together and close to 30 people lined up on one side of the lorry to shift its weight and lift it off the victims.

The incredible effort saw both pensioners saved - the husband was even able to stand on his own before an ambulance arrived to take them to hospital.

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HORROR: The scene soon after the couple was run over

But the woman was taken away on a stretcher and her condition is currently unknown.

The authorities now investigating the case have yet to determine responsibility for the accident while they have suggested the two elderly pedestrians may have been walking in the vehicle’s blind spot.

The lorry driver is expected to pay for the couple’s medical expenses but it is as of yet unclear whether he will face charges.

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